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Tolkien fans at Shaker Village

J.P. Cummings of Harrodsburg was dressed as Gandalf the Gray during There & Back Again, a Tolkien themed convention at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill in Lexington, Ky., on Sept. 29, 2011. Photo by Pablo Alcala | Staff

Ronald Balabon of Huntsville, Ala., was dressed as Alphonse the Green, a wizard mentioned in the The Similarin as he smoked his pipe after dinner at There & Back Again, a Tolkien themed convention at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill in Lexington, Ky., on Sept. 29, 2011. Photo by Pablo Alcala | Staff

Tolkien fans dressed as hobbits, elves, wizards and other characters lined up for a Shaker dinner during There & Back Again, a Tolkien themed convention at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill in Lexington, Ky., on Sept. 29, 2011. Photo by Pablo Alcala | Staff

Matt Vosper, left of Manitoba, Canada and Alexandra King of Ontario were dressed as Strider and Arwen during There & Back Again, a Tolkien themed convention at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill in Lexington, Ky., on Sept. 29, 2011. Photo by Pablo Alcala | Staff

J.P. Cummings of Harrodsburg posed as Gandalf the Gray for Richie Brown, left during There & Back Again, a Tolkien themed convention at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill in Lexington, Ky., on Sept. 29, 2011. Photo by Pablo Alcala | Staff

Conventiongoers lined up for a costume parade during There & Back Again, a Tolkien themed convention at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill in Lexington, Ky., on Sept. 29, 2011. Photo by Pablo Alcala | Staff

Tim White showed off his hobbit feet while dressed as Bilbo Baggins during There & Back Again, a Tolkien themed convention at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill in Lexington, Ky., on Sept. 29, 2011. Photo by Pablo Alcala | Staff

J.P. Cummings of Harrodsburg was dressed as Gandalf the Gray and Ronald Balabon of Huntsville, Ala., was dressed as Alphonse the Green during There & Back Again, a Tolkien themed convention at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill in Lexington, Ky., on Sept. 29, 2011. Photo by Pablo Alcala | Staff

Tim White, of Harrodsburg was dressed as Bilbo Baggins as he announced dinner during There & Back Again, a Tolkien themed convention at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill in Lexington, Ky., on Sept. 29, 2011. Photo by Pablo Alcala | Staff